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Going Down – Copper Canyon, Chihuahua, Mexico (Part 4)
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 17 November 2009
Whenever you put the words “canyon” and “hike” together you know it’s going to be steep. That’s a given. It’s also a given that you never completely appreciate a canyon by simply peering over its rim. With that in mind we added local guide Gustavo Lozano and local pony man Pepe to our motley crew and hit the trail bound for the Urique River at the bottom of the Urique Canyon, nearly 4,300 feet below us.
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Gorditas, Guesthouses and Gorgeous Views – Copper Canyon, Chihuahua, Mexico (Part 3)
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 16 November 2009
If you’re taking the CHEPE train and not getting off and exploring areas along the way (silly, silly) the Divisadero station is your only chance to look down (way down) into a major canyon. For that reason the train stops here for 15 minutes–long enough for passengers to enjoy the view from a vantage point right across the street from the station. It’s also long enough to grab a snack.
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All Aboard El Chepe – Copper Canyon, Chihuahua, Mexico
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 9 November 2009
It’s easy to get swept up in the awesome mountain scenery that reveals itself around every bend, but the train that takes you through the Copper Canyon (Barrancas del Cobre in Spanish) is a marvel in and of itself: 408 miles of track with 86 tunnels and 37 bridges (one spans a chasm at more than 1,000 feet above the canyon floor). During one unbelievable eight mile stretch the train make a series of three 180 degree turns (one over a bridge and two in tunnels) in order to change altitude by more than 1,000 feet–a mind-blowing rate for a train.
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